The book I have read is called November’s Blues. It was
written by an author named Sharon Draper. She has written over 27 books. Tears of Tiger and Forged by Fire are some of my favorites. November Blues compares
to the others because they are a series of books that follows a group of
teenagers and their life situations. The Obstacles they go through are much
like the ones teens experience in everyday life. Sharon gives positive ways to
deal with these things. In November Blues November finds out she is expecting
after she loses her boyfriend? Mean girls at school begun to put a label on
her. The toughest decision after telling her mother is figuring out if she
wants to keep her child. At the end of it all she finds out she has more
supporters than she could ever imagine.
The overall theme of the story is that is that in life we have decisions
to make and the best thing to do is to have courage. Other than discovering she
was pregnant November also discovered her courage. Once her little sunshine was
born she knew at that very second what life would be better for the both of
them. The experience only made her better.
November is a young teenage girl who had just lost her
boyfriend to a foolish school dare. Josh pledged to a stunt that ended in a
tragedy. Along with finding out her boyfriend/best friend had just passed away
she finds out she is pregnant. Now November is left to make the toughest
decision of her life. Throughout the story she must find a way to tell her
mother and josh’s parents what she believes is horrible news. Josh’s best friend who was more like a cousin
Jericho steps up and decides to help November through the situation, but not
even Jericho knows how to break the news to others. As time goes by and
November begun to show she had more problems at school. Now she has to deal
with judgment from outsiders. She is absolutely terrorized. Every time she had
a chance to stop and think she would cry. Her tears only show how scared she
was. She had also been very disappointed in herself and doubted her
decisions.
I recommend this book to teenage girls. Today many girls go
through the same struggles. Knowing how to face is it is the hardest part.
Reading the wrong turns that November took will help them better understand
what to do. I also recommend this book to teenage boys who believe dares can’t
change lives forever. Josh’s silly decision left His family, friends, and
girlfriend in awful situations. For anybody who enjoys being in suspense will
love this book. While reading you will not want to put the book down until you
find out November’s plan. Will she keep little sunshine or give her off to
strangers she knows absolutely nothing about? I know what I would do. Go read
November Blues immediately, find out November’s decision and compare it to yours.
